Tehuantepec Forecast

February 24, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N97W TO 13N94W TO 14N93W
TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N96W TO
15N97W TO 13N99W TO 12N99W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 12N90W TO 16N97W TO 13N103W TO
10N106W TO 06N98W TO 08N92W TO 12N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W
TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
WITHIN 15N92W TO 15N97W TO 12N107W TO 07N107W TO 03N100W TO
06N90W TO 15N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN
12N90W TO 15N96W TO 13N108W TO 09N111W TO 03N106W TO 05N98W TO
12N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N96W
TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 06N88W TO
12N91W TO 13N103W TO 11N113W TO 02N110W TO 02S95W TO 06N88W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N89W TO 11N111W TO 06N115W TO 03.4S106W
TO 03.4S94W TO 06N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 09N92W TO 07N90W TO 07N89W
TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N88W TO
09N87W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 12N87W TO 13N88W TO 09N93W
TO 07N92W TO 06N89W TO 12N87W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N90W TO 06N97W TO 03N97W TO
02N93W TO 07N87W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 11N93W TO
07N89W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N97W TO 13N94W TO 14N93W
TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N96W TO
15N97W TO 13N99W TO 12N99W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 12N90W TO 16N97W TO 13N103W TO
10N106W TO 06N98W TO 08N92W TO 12N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W
TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
WITHIN 15N92W TO 15N97W TO 12N107W TO 07N107W TO 03N100W TO
06N90W TO 15N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN
12N90W TO 15N96W TO 13N108W TO 09N111W TO 03N106W TO 05N98W TO
12N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N96W
TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 06N88W TO
12N91W TO 13N103W TO 11N113W TO 02N110W TO 02S95W TO 06N88W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N89W TO 11N111W TO 06N115W TO 03.4S106W
TO 03.4S94W TO 06N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NE SWELL.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING: STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND DOWNWIND TO ABOUT 14N WITH
SEAS TO 21 FT. GALE- FORCE NNE WINDS EXTEND FURTHER SOUTH TO
AROUND 12N WITH SEAS IN THE 12 FT TO 20 FT RANGE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO STRONG GALE FORCE SPEEDS TUE MORNING, AND GRADUALLY
DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE UNTIL DIMINISHING BELOW GALE-FORCE
LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING. LARGE SEAS GENERATED FROM THIS
VERY STRONG GAP WIND EVENT WILL SPREAD WELL AWAY FROM THE
TEHUANTEPEC AREA, WITH SEAS 8 FT OR GREATER ALREADY REACHING AS
FAR WEST AS 105W, AND AS FAR SOUTH THAN 06N TONIGHT. MARINE
INTERESTS TRANSITING ACROSS OR IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH
TUE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS GAP WIND EVENT, AND TAKE THE
NECESSARY ACTION TO AVOID THIS HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS OVER
THE AFFECTED WATERS.
PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR INFORMATION ON A STORM
WARNING FOR THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OVER
WESTERN MEXICO. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE NW WINDS OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WITH
MODERATE WINDS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO.
MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, AS WELL AS
ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT NIGHT.

FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NW
WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS N OF 10N AND W OF 130W THROUGH
MIDWEEK. A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. COMBINED SWELL GENERATED
FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND GULF OF PAPAGAYO GAP WIND EVENTS
WILL BRING ROUGH SEAS TO THE WATERS E OF 112W. THIS NE SWELL
WILL SPREAD ROUGH SEAS WESTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 10N AND E
OF 125W THROUGH THU.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 26-32, Seas N 16-16.1 ft @ 9sec
TONITE - NNW 22-27, Seas N 9.2-9.4 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 22-27, Seas N 9.2-9.4 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - N 26-32, Seas N 16-16.1 ft @ 9sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.8-4.2 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - NNW 14-18, Seas SSW 2.1-4.3 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NNW 17-21, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - NNW 18-23, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?